Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
This is just am arrangement for a single acoustic guitar, not a tab of any particular version.
Intro:
E, D, A, E MajorE E, D, A, E,
Verse:
E MajorE E MajorE
Q Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-0-------|0-------0------|0-------0-------|
BB|---------|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
G+G|-----1---|------1-------1|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|---------|---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|---------|---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-0-------|0--------------|0---------------|
As the son of a son of a sailor I went
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----3-------2---|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|-0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|---------0-------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
out on the sea for adventure Ex-
A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
panding the view of the captain and crew like a
BB E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----4-------4---|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------4-------4-|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
man just released from indenture As a
E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-0-------0------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------1-------1|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------|0---------------|
dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----3-------2---|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|-0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|---------0-------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
chalked up many a mile. Read
A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
e|-0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
G+G|-------2-------2-|------1-------1-|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
dozens of books about heroes and crooks and I
BB E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q 3/4
e|-2-------2-------|0---------|
BB|-----4-------4---|----------|
G+G|-------4-------4-|----1-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------|
learned much from both of their styles.
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Q E MajorE E H Q E MajorE E H
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----3-----------|----2-----------|
G+G|-------2---------|------2---------|
D MajorD|-0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a son, Son of a son
A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q 3/4
e|-0-------0-------|0---------------|
BB|-----0-------0---|----------------|
G+G|-------1-------1-|----1-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a son of a sailor
D MajorD A augmentedA
Q E MajorE E H Q E MajorE E H
e|-2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
BB|-----3-----------|----2-----------|
G+G|-------2---------|------2---------|
D MajorD|-0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
Son of a gun, Load the last ton
A augmentedA E MajorE
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q 3/4
e|-0-------0-------|0---------------|
BB|-----0-------0---|----------------|
G+G|-------1-------1-|----1-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|0---------------|
One step ahead of the jailor
Verse:
E MajorE
Now way in the near future,
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Southeast of disorder
A augmentedA E MajorE
You can shake the hand of the mango man
BB E MajorE
As he greets you at the border
E MajorE
And the lady she hails from trinidad,
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Island of the spices
A augmentedA E MajorE
Salt for your meat, and cinnamon sweet
BB E MajorE
And the rum is for all your good vices.
Bridge:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
E MajorE
That our fore-fathers harnessed before us
D MajorD A augmentedA
Hear the bells ring as the tide rigging sings
E MajorE
It's a son of a gun of a chorus
Solo:
D, A, E MajorE
D, A, E MajorE
Verse:
E MajorE
Now where it all ends, I can't fathom my friends
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
A augmentedA E MajorE
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
BB E MajorE
Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
But a son of a son, son of a son
E MajorE
Son of a son of a sailor
D MajorD A augmentedA
Son of a gun, load the last ton
E MajorE
One step ahead of the jailor
Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
E MajorE
Son of a son of a sailor
D MajorD A augmentedA
The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains
E MajorE
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer
